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Wouldn’t it be great if all the sows on a farm (weaned sows, gilts, repeat breeders…) could be mated on the same day?! And if we were able to choose, on Mondays?

In this chapter the use of progesterone derivatives to modify the duration of estrus in sows is explained.

A good result in stillbirths is difficult to achieve without inducing farrowings.

In this chapter we will present the farrowing stages and how to control it.

In this chapter we will consider the benefits of closed nests and the importance of temperature regulation according to the age of the piglets.

In Denmark the most common practice is to always stimulate with the boar together with a complete 5 point pattern of stimulation carried out by the inseminator.

In this chapter we will take a look at the use of heat lamps and how to distribute heat inside the pen.

Oral fluid samples can at times replace traditional blood testing while requiring less labor and technical skill. Also there is clearly reduced stress for people and pigs, which is becoming important in modern food animal production.

In this chapter we will discuss the benefits of heating mats

The majority of newborn mamals are very sensitive to low temperatures. However, piglets are especially predisposed to loss of energy.

One could think that the number of deaths increases in the winter in the northern hemisphere because the animals freeze to death.

The milk production of sows is one of the parameters that has evolved the most over the last several decades.

In this chapter we will take a look at some other aspects of farrowing induction...

In practice there aren’t any direct methods to measure lean reserves in the field. On an experimental level, generally, ultrasound machines are used to measure the loin thickness (LT) as an indicator of lean reserves (just as the dorsal fat measure, DFM, is taken as an indicator of fat reserves)

This may be a good option when farrowings and litter control during the first days are the priority.

On small farms it is better to group tasks on specific days, leaving other days with less tasks in order to organize days off...